Beaufort Primary School

About Beaufort Primary School

Beaufort Primary School in Woking is running very close to full capacity, with 476 pupils on roll against a school capacity of 480. That near-full occupancy makes sense given the demand: for the 2025/26 reception intake, the school received 128 applications for just 60 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.13. Of those, 58 families put Beaufort as their first preference, and 57 received offers. The school serves a notably diverse intake by local standards — 15.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is higher than the national primary average of around 23% but sits above the Surrey local authority average, suggesting the school draws from a wider socioeconomic mix than many of its neighbours. Beaufort is a mixed, non-religious state primary for ages 2 to 11, with nursery provision on site, and is led by headteacher Jim Usher.

Academically, Beaufort sits in the middle of the pack locally. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — just two percentage points below the Surrey local authority average of 66%. The school ranks 11th out of 20 primary schools in Woking on this measure, placing it in the 55th percentile. Reading is a relative strength: the average scaled score was 106, and 31% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, compared with 14% in maths and 14% in writing. Maths averaged a score of 103. Nationally, Beaufort sits in the 47th percentile among all primary schools. Its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2011, rated the school Good overall, with Good for leadership and management. A subsequent ungraded inspection in September 2021 confirmed the school remains Good, though early years provision was graded as Requires Improvement.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary, including a sports hall, playing fields, gymnasium, art studios, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, rounders, tennis, netball and athletics, with extracurricular clubs covering drama, book club and gardening. Beaufort’s SEND provision is notably broad, with support for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated primary is St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School, 1.5 km away. Beaufort is a good fit for families who want a well-subscribed, community-focused primary with a genuinely mixed intake and strong reading outcomes, but who are comfortable with a school that performs around the local average on overall attainment.

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